Sajad Gani Lone, a candidate from the J&K People’s Conference contesting from the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, on Tuesday received a shot in the arm after Altaf Bukhari’s J&K Apni Party extended its support in north Kashmir. With Mr. Bukhari’s support, Mr. Lone, whose party stood second in the 2019 Parliament election, has managed to win the support of a …
An “all-party” meeting convened by National Conference president Farooq Abdullah to discuss the issue of “inclusion of non-local voters” in electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir got underway here on Monday. Abdullah had called the meeting to discuss the issue of “inclusion of non-local voters” in the electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir after remarks related to the addition of …
ON January 19, the Sajad Lone-led Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference exited the Farooq Abdullah-led People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration. The second delegation’s visit was close on the heels of former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s recent week-long trip to New Delhi and is seen to have a larger political connotation. Apparently, New Delhi responded to Omar Abdullah’s overtures saying that …
